A bright light spread over the Quidditch pitch, unnoticed by the inhabitants of the castle who were inside the Great Hall, eating dinner. When the light faded, a group of five had appeared "Urgh," Bonnie groaned, dropping her head to the ground.

Angel's lips twitched as she looked down at the others who were in varying states on the ground or – in Elijah's case – almost on the ground "This isn't nearly as bad as a Portkey."

"Then I really don't want to experience one of these 'Portkeys'," Elijah murmured, straightening his suit with a small grimace.

Klaus looked up when he heard Angel's heart beat faster "Are you alright, love?"

"Yeah," the red-haired girl nodded quickly, ignoring the unconvinced looks of her family. She was staring up at the castle with a soft smile on her face. No matter how bad her Hogwarts years had been, she still saw the castle as her home. It was the first place where she really felt like she was worth something… At least for a little while.

Kol glanced at Angel. He was probably the only one who remotely understood what she was feeling. Death had told him as much as he could, making sure to inform the Original of what the girl had gone through and what she had lost. Despite that, he couldn't imagine going back to the place that both saved and hurt you "Shall we?"

"I take it we're making a scene?" Bonnie spoke up, raising her eyebrow at her friend.

"No," Angel shook her head "We have to get out of here before anyone notices that we're here."

Kol raised his eyebrows "I thought you'd want them to…" His expression changed when he realised what she was thinking "Oh. Never mind."

Elijah cleared his throat, drawing the attention to him "I wonder how long you've been gone."

The Mistress of Death hummed, pulling out her wand "Tempus," she muttered, twirling the Elder wand with a twist of her wrist "20th of September 1997. Around seven pm. I've been gone for around two and a half years… That means that I'm older than I should be."

"What do you mean?" Bonnie frowned.

"I was born on the 31st of July 1980," Angel shrugged "I should be seventeen but I'm eighteen."

Klaus wrapped his arm around his wife's waist "Do you think that's going to be a problem? Since you're supposed to be underage?"

"Doubtful," she hummed "In the Wizarding World you're an adult at seventeen and I think the Goblins have pretty accurate rituals that tell them exactly how old I am."

"Can we go now?" Kol pouted, shifting in place. He couldn't wait to get away from here. The surroundings weren't that impressive. After all, he had been here before. It was boring and he definitely needed some action soon or the Original would go crazy.

Elijah sighed, rubbing at the bridge of his nose "Kol, behave."

"Has that ever worked before?" Klaus snorted before glancing at his younger brother "I don't think so…"

"Oi," Kol exclaimed.

Bonnie leaned over to Angel "They're such children," she whispered, causing Angel to cough in amusement while the vampires glared at the two witches.

"Shall we?" Elijah spoke up after a few moments of silence.

The Mistress of Death took a deep breath before she nodded "Yeah. Let's get out of here." She led the group up the path to the Forbidden Forest. There was one way out from the grounds that she knew. One where they wouldn't be detected. Angel was grateful for the map she had gotten from the Weasley twins. It showed a secret passage that went from the Forest down under the lake and into Hogsmeade.

The faint outline of Hagrid's hut caused another smile to creep over Angel's face. He must not be in the Great Hall today since it was dinner time and the light in the hut was burning brightly. She had missed the half-giant. While there weren't many people she actually missed from her old life, Hagrid had been on top of the list with Sirius and Remus.

"Who lives there?" Kol questioned, pointing to the hut "I've seen it while I was dead."

"The Groundskeeper," Angel replied "Hagrid is awesome. I'll introduce you to him one of these days… He's the one who gave me my Hogwarts letter when I was eleven." A laugh escaped her "Well, that and he gave my cousin a pig's tail."

The youngest Original whirled around to face me "You mean that actually happened?"

The red-haired girl nodded "Yup. Most of the things from the first four books happened. It's only the stuff after that I don't know about."

"So… You're not going to name your child Albus Severus?" Kol teased.

Bonnie shook her head at her boyfriend while Angel glared at him "That's never going to happen. One, I doubt I'll ever have children and two, I'm pretty sure that it wasn't my idea… Or Harry's idea. I personally don't get along with Snape and Dumbledore isn't really someone I'd want to name my child after either."

"Why not? He seemed alright in the books," Bonnie murmured.

"That's just the thing," Angel grumbled "Look, I guess he was alright to some extent but he left me with abusive relatives and ignored me whenever I begged him to let me stay somewhere else. He also knew that my godfather was innocent and did nothing about it… Maybe he's alright to others but sadly I'm not just anybody, am I?"

Klaus wrapped his arm around Angel's waist, pulling her closer to his side "It's going to be alright, love. He's not going to do anything."

"I'm not so sure," Angel sighed and started looking around with a small frown "Now, where was it…"

"What are we looking for?" Bonnie asked, tilting her head. This Forest was giving her the creeps. It was almost like it was alive and almost bursting with magic. The castle was the same but the energy emitting from it was a lot lighter, not as oppressive as this.

Angel walked around the clearing, her hands trailing over the trees as she passed. Once she found what she was looking for, she let out a noise of triumph "Got it. Come on."

"Secret passageways?" Kol spoke up, doubtfully "Very… cliché."

"Says the vampire," Angel shot back "What did you expect from a school of magic that is called Hogwarts?"

Kol opened his mouth to answer when he stopped "Fair point."

Klaus grabbed Angel's arm when she stumbled over a root "Careful, love."

"I will never understand how you can be this clumsy," Bonnie snorted, shaking her head at Angel "You were always tripping over things for as long as I've known you."

"Yeah, well," Angel mumbled "I'm better on a broom."

Bonnie froze, her mouth dropping open "You – You actually fly on a broom? Will you show me? Holy crap… I just realised that I can try all of the things I have wanted to since I read the Harry Potter books."

"I'm scared all of a sudden," Angel laughed before throwing her arm around her shoulders "I'm sure we can make a list of things. Now, shh. All of you. I need to concentrate."

"Why?"

"Because it's been over ten years since I've last been in this forest," she grumbled "And I've never actually used this passage. I only heard about it from the Weasley twins before."

Bonnie looked at her sceptically "And you're sure we won't get eaten?"

"Reasonably," Angel gave back.

"Reasonably?" Bonnie screeched "Reasonably?"

Kol snorted, patting her shoulder "Calm down, darling. You forget that we're Originals."

"Oh… Right," Bonnie mumbled, blushing at the look Kol sent her "Shut up."

"I'm not saying anything," Kol defended himself.

"But you're thinking it."

Elijah sighed quietly "Kids… Can't we just get going before someone notices us?"

"Too late," Klaus breathed, staring off through the trees. His eyes were narrowed on a spot way before the source of the noise became visible.

Angel's face lit up "Firenze," she exclaimed, remembering the centaur that helped her in her first year.

"Angel Potter," the centaur greeted, his eyes glued to the sky "Mercury told us that you would be coming back."

"Hm," Angel hummed "So, do you by any chance know where the passage to town is?"

Firenze's eyes glistened in the light of the moon "Follow me, Angel Potter."

They walked in silence for a moment before Angel turned to look up at the centaur "Is Mars still bright?"

"Oh, it has been for the past years," Firenze agreed, carefully stepping over branches and rocks "But Pluto had made itself known."

Klaus looked from Angel to the centaur in confusion "What are you talking about?"

"This is where I'll leave you," Firenze inclined his head, gesturing to the tree "Good luck in your endeavour."

"We'll need it," Angel mumbled into her non-existent beard "Thank you, Firenze."

"What was that about?" Klaus asked curiously, watching the centaur disappear back into the trees.

Angel shrugged "Centaurs. Mercury stands for transmitting information, you know… Like the Roman god Mercury? Mars is war – Ares in Greek and Pluto…"

"Death," Bonnie cut in.

"Yes and no," Angel disagreed, tugging her hair behind her ear "Pluto is the God of death but it can also stand for transformation and power… Though how I know that, I don't know. Maybe Divinations was good for something. Even if Trelawney was a bloody crook."

Klaus wrapped his arm around Angel's waist, chuckling lightly "Sometimes I forget that you were British, little Red."

"Yeah, I really don't have the accent anymore, do I?" Angel sighed sadly "I kinda miss it…"